Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

20 reviews

catherinedsharp's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Good book! Some beautiful passages with a fun plotting with bits that kept me guessing. Nothing that completely moved  me or changed my life, but I believe that was because this book is more ‘good, cool vibes’ with less of a concrete plot. This would be something to bare in mind, but overall, a pretty good read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Death

brukneem's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

The entire first part of this book nearly put me off of it because of the child abuse. This is not a happy story, but at the end it is a loving one. The descriptions of the tents, the joy, longing, and wonder where absolutely magical.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting

abookwormspov's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Dementia, Suicide, Grief, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Confinement, Violence, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicide

purplepenning's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. His punishment? And his reward." —Oscar Wilde, The Critical as Artist

Undeniably beautiful writing in a turn of the century fairytale that is groundedly gritty and soaringly ethereal. I don't care for circuses, but it was the exact right venue for this story. This one didn't knock me off my feet quite as much as The Starless Sea, which I read first and with no expectations. Partly, I think, because I wasn't as enamored with Marco as I maybe was supposed to be and I wasn't as satisfied with the ending here, but mostly because:
"The finest of pleasure are always the unexpected ones." 

Definitely recommend for fans of The Starless Sea and Alix Harrow's Ten Thousand Doors of January.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Grief, Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Violence, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol and Abandonment

Abuse of magic/violation of personal agency: stealing memories, advancing by magically enhanced charm and looks

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itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Sexism, Suicide, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

jayfanboi's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

dkayayay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I might have just read this at the wrong time and wrong place but it didn't captivate me as much as I was hoping. It didn't keep my interest for long as I kept on reading and I didn't care all that much about the characters.

My favorite part about the book would be the circus itself and the writing. The circus, with its many wondrous attractions, was the only thing that really captured my attention. The writing overall of this book was stunningly intricate and atmospheric.

Maybe with another re-read, with the right mood, I might enjoy it more than I did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

spookily's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, and Sexual content